Turkey is one of the cheapest countries for flights, while Oman, UAE and Qatar are among the most expensive

Online travel agency Kiwi.com undertook a research in order to help make travelers aware of countries that offer good opportunities for affordable travel. Their annual ranking details the cost of air travel in 80 countries. Turkey ranks world’s 4th most affordable country for air travel.

To calculate the rankings, Kiwi.com analyzed over a million flights to find an average price of short-haul and long-haul flights on low-cost and full-service airlines from each of the countries. Domestic flights were calculated by finding an average airfare from the country’s capital to up to five major cities within the country, or to a major city nearby in a neighboring country when no domestic flights were available. The price of international travel was calculated based on flights from all international airports within the country, to several international hubs. All flights were checked for the same dates of travel taking into account high and low seasons.

Turkey ranks in position 4, with an average flight cost of US $6.28 per 100 km of travel, factoring in both short haul and long haul journeys. This compares with the most affordable country, Malaysia, averaging a flight cost of $4.18 per 100 km of travel. At the other end of the ranking, Belgium calculated at a cost over 13 times higher, at $54.63 per 100 km of travel. Turkey placed in position 58 in 2016’s ranking.

Qatar offers the most expensive domestic flights on low-cost airlines, at $87.50 per 100 km of travel.

The United Arab Emirates offers the most expensive international flight on low-cost and full-service airlines, at $38.81 and $49.13 per 100 km.

The study revealed the 10 countries with the most affordable flights per 100 km:

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Özgür Töre is the founder and managing editor of award-winning travel news website; Focus on Travel News – ftnNEWS.com and Arab Turkish Travel Gazette – www.arabturkishtravel.com. Mr. Töre is the co-founder of RusTourismNews.com and UkraineTravelNews.com
Mr. Töre is a board member of Association of Tourism Writers and Journalists (TUYED) in Turkey and International Tourism Writers Alliance.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Project Management from Istanbul Kültür University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Istanbul Bilgi University.